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London, 1933. Some two months after an Indian woman, Usha Pramal, is found murdered in a South London canal, her brother turns to Maisie Dobbs to find the truth about her death. Not only has Scotland Yard made no arrests, but evidence indicates they failed to conduct a full and thorough investigation. Before her death, Usha was staying at an ayah's hostel, a refuge for Indian women whose British employers had turned them out. As Maisie learns, Usha was different from the hostel's other lodgers. But with this discovery comes new danger - soon another Indian woman who was close to Usha is found murdered before she can speak out. As Maisie is pulled deeper into an unfamiliar yet alluring subculture, her investigation becomes clouded by the unfinished business of a previous case. And at the same time her lover, James Compton, gives her an ultimatum she cannot ignore ...show more

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'Maisie Dobbs has not been created - she has been discovered. And what a revelation she is!' Alexander McCall Smith 'I'm a huge Maisie Dobbs fan' Lee Child 'An absorbing read' The Observershow more

About Jacqueline Winspear

Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestselling Maisie Dobbs novels, set in the aftermath of WWI , and beloved by readers worldwide. Born and raised in Kent, Winspear now lives in the US and has written extensively for journals, newspapers and magazines, and worked in marketing and communications on both sides of the Atlantic. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Agatha, Alex, and Macavity awards for the first book in the series, Maisie Dobbs, which was also nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. www.jacquelinewinspear.comshow more